My son who is 8 has been obsessed with Beverly Cleary (Ramona, Henry, Mouse and the Motorcycle) and also Judy Blume (fudge books). He also LOVED Diary of a Wimpy kid and read them when he was 7. He wasn't sure about Beverly Cleary so I got him Ramona Forever on book cd from the library and he loved it and then he wanted to read them! He read everything Beverly Cleary read this year for third grade! Oh, and he LOVES Shel Silverstein. But I read them to him. He won't stop laughing.

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Vivian, wife to Ben,poet, Homeschooling mama to B-9,M-5, S-3 :
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I am not sure how much reading you are looking for-- ie how many words per page, but my two oldest kids (6 and 8) adore and share the Bad Kitty books. They are silly and cartoony in style, but they will giggle themselves silly on the couch and read together. There aren't many, though-- maybe 5 or so that I have seen at the libraries. They are fast reads, though, so not a lot of bang for your buck.